Starbucks: We fixed app that left passwords vulnerable

Starbucks said it has fixed its mobile app that had been saving customers' usernames, passwords and other personal information in plain text.

Starbucks said it has fixed its mobile app that left customers' passwords open to attack.

The hugely popular app, which allows Starbucks(SBUX) customers to purchase drinks and food directly from their smartphones, had been saving customers' usernames, passwords and other personal information in plain text.

That meant a hacker could have picked up a left-behind phone, plugged it into a laptop and easily recovered a Starbucks customer's password without even knowing the smartphone's PIN code.

Starbucks acknowledged the vulnerability this week. It said that no customers had claimed to have been hacked as a result.

On Thursday night, Starbucks said it pushed out an updated version of its mobile app for iOS that "adds extra layers of protection." The Android app does not have the security flaw, the company said.

The issue was first exposed by security researcher Daniel Wood, a Starbucks customer who said he tested the app to see if his information was secure.

"The application is storing the users' information -- everything from your full name to your address to your username and password as well as your email address," he told CNNMoney earlier this week.

Wood disclosed the issue in an online posting after approaching the company in December without a response from technical teams. After the issue became public, he was contacted by Starbucks. On Tuesday, his post was reported by the technology site ComputerWorld.